Recent Articles from KIMBERLY ATKINS, BridgeTower Media Newswires
Supreme Court: Abortion protester’s First Amendment rights violated
The Trempleau County judge issued a four-year injunction.
These doctors were censured. Wisconsin’s prisons hired them anyway
The state’s prison system has faced recent scrutiny for failing to care for people it incarcerates.
Ruling reinstates lawsuit over ‘Black Lives Matter’ school posters
The plaintiffs argued that the content and meaning of the BLM posters were determined by private individuals.
Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion
The conservative justices accused the liberal majority in their Planned Parenthood dissents of playing politics.
Wisconsin man facing bestiality and felony bail jumping charges
A Wisconsin man is now facing felony bail jumping charges in addition to an initial felony bestiality charge after allegedly engaging in sexual contact with an animal in violation of Wis. Stat. 944.18(2)(a).
Waukesha County woman indicted in National Health Care Fraud Law Enforcement Action
Lori Banyard Butts' company received approximately $1.4 million to which it was not entitled, Feds say.
Man sentenced to 15 months for fraud involving luxury vehicles
Judge Lynn Adelman noted that confinement was appropriate.
Wisconsin Department of Justice Fire Marshal investigating fire that killed six
The sheriff's office said the fire appears to be accidental but an investigation is ongoing.
Ozaukee County first responders save family of three, father and son on Milwaukee River
Kayakers are urged to avoid using this stretch of the Milwaukee River until water levels subside and improve.
Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
Former presidents have absolute immunity from prosecution for their official acts and no immunity for unofficial acts.
Brewers have American Family Field escalators inspected after malfunction results in 11 injuries
All the escalators other than the one that malfunctioned were operating Sunday, according to the Brewers.
US wants Boeing to plead guilty to fraud over fatal crashes, lawyers say
The U.S. Justice Department is pushing Boeing to plead guilty to criminal fraud in connection with two deadly plane crashes involving its 737 Max jetliners, according to several people who heard federal prosecutors detail a proposed offer Sunday. Boeing will have until the end of the coming week to accept or reject the offer, which includes the giant aerospace […]
Legal News
- With GOP convention over, Milwaukee weighs the benefits of hosting political rivals
- Congress to formally investigate Secret Service
- Milwaukee Police Department issues statement regarding video release policy
- GOP convention sets the stage for the Democratic convention in Chicago, activists and police say
- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property